I was going to suggest the same thingUntil you can get an appointment a simple way to stop any more pressure is to either roll up a washcloth or a pair of socks and put it into their hand, curling the fingers and thumb around them.
Possibly, I had did not understand the word and I have lived in the north and in the south. A quick online search solved the riddle.I was going to suggest the same thing
PS - I have always known the little finger as the "pinky finger". Is this a regional thing?